Mike Ribeiro

Nashville Predators center Mike Ribeiro and his wife have settled a lawsuit in which their nanny accused the player of sexual assault. An arbitrator met July 6 for eight hours before settling the lawsuit. His report was entered Wednesday in the Eastern District of the U.S. District Court in Texas. The settlement came after an amended complaint was filed June 18 providing more details to her lawsuit. The complaint detailed allegations of an assault in August 2012 when the then-18-year-old woman helped the Ribeiro family settle into their new home in McLean, Va., after working as their babysitter for six years while he played for the Dallas Stars. She cited other instances where Ribeiro...

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